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Fred West drama scoops three Baftas

A drama about serial killer Fred West was the biggest winner at the TV Baftas, scooping three awards.Read

Soldier killed in Afghanistan named

An Army officer who was killed by a home-made bomb in Afghanistan packed more into his three decades alive than most people do in a lifetime, his family said.Read

Pair killed in race accident named

A female rally co-driver and a sports photographer were killed when a car ploughed into the crowd at a road race.Read

UN emergency summit over Syria

Syria has strongly denied UN allegations that its forces killed more than 90 people in one of the deadliest events of the country's uprising, and diplomats said the Security Council met in an emergency session to discuss the massacre.Read

Loach film takes Cannes Jury Prize

British film-maker Ken Loach has won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival with his whisky-tasting comedy, The Angels' Share.Read

Family's tribute to shooting victim

The family of a father-of-one gunned down in a pub have paid tribute to a "young man with a big heart".Read

UN in emergency summit on Syria

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday night to discuss a massacre in the Syrian town of Houla which left more than 90 people dead.Read

Hague 'sickened' by Syrian massace

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said he was "absolutely sickened" by the massacre of more than 100 civilians, including dozens of children, in Syria.Read

Body-in-underpass case: man held

A 28-year-old man has been arrested after a woman's body was found in a pool of blood in an underpass.Read

Hot weather marred by water deaths

The death of a man who drowned as he rescued two children from the sea was one of a number of water-related tragedies as temperatures soared this weekend.Read

Scottish drink-drive plans welcomed

Plans to lower the drink-drive limit in Scotland "as a priority" have been given a cautious welcome by road safety campaigners.Read

Four arrested after fatal shooting

Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was gunned down in a pub have arrested four people.Read

Record-breaking display by Ennis

Jessica Ennis has answered her critics in resounding fashion by smashing the British heptathlon record of former Olympic champion Denise Lewis in Gotzis.Read

Warsi under pressure over expenses

Cabinet minister Baroness Warsi has come under mounting pressure amid allegations she claimed parliamentary expenses for accommodation while staying at a friend's house rent-free.Read

'Stomach-churning' massacre slammed

The Foreign Office is to issue a diplomatic dressing-down to the Syrian charge d'affaires over a "stomach-churning" massacre of civilians, including dozens of children.Read

Lady Gaga cancels show over threats

Pop diva Lady Gaga has cancelled her show in Indonesia amid threats from hardline Muslims.Read

Woman's body found in underpass

The death of a woman whose body was found in an underpass is being treated as suspicious by police.Read

Syrian diplomat faces dressing down

The Syrian charge d'affairs is to be summoned to the Foreign Office to hear Britain's condemnation of the "stomach-churning" massacre of civilians, including dozens of children.Read

Clegg slams gay marriage free vote

Voting on gay marriage should not be left to MPs' consciences, Nick Clegg has said.Read

Four held in pub shooting probe